Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association Blog

International Selection Criteria 2024

Anyone interested in being selected must be a NIMRA member Inter-Counties Sunday 21st April 2024 16km Up & Down 890m This event is in Keswick, Cumbria. The event will take place from Fitz Park,...

Run 4 Rescue and NIMRA Prize Giving

Thie Saturday the 9th December will be the Race 4 Rescue and after in the Tollymore Mountain Centre the NIMRA Prize Giving will take place. The details of the race can be found here...

NIMRA CHAMPIONSHIP 2024

NIMRA CHAMPIONSHIP 2024 The Northern Ireland Mountain Running Association (NIMRA) organises the new 15 race championship, with the best 7 races to count, with at least one race to be completed at each distance...

B & I Junior Championship 2023

BRITISH & IRISH JUNIOR MOUNTAIN RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS PEEBLES (CADEMUIR HILL) SCOTLAND By John Rogan On a blisteringly hot autumnal morning the Scottish Borders town of Peebles provided the backdrop for the 2023 edition of...

Mourne Mountain Marathon Volunteer Call out

This year’s event over the weekend of the 16th – 17th September is rapidly approaching and once againwe are looking to the mountain running community to help us out. We could do with volunteers...

Cunningham and Dickson win Seven Sevens

It is hard to believe that we are in August with this changeable weather but that didnt stop runners choosing to take on the Seven Sevens.At around 19 miles and 8700 feet of climbing...

Crutchley and Graham take the Tower

SCRABO HILL RACE REPORT 2023 This year’s Scrabo Hill Race represented the 10th round of the NIMRA championship and 103 athletes toed the line on Thursday night to do battle over the 4 mile...

Snowdon Race 2023 Report

Cancelled ferries, absent coach transfers & unforgiving rain. The NIMRA teams’ journey to the international Snowdon race in 2023. The team selected for the event was Adam Cunningham, Andrew Tees, Joshua McAtee, James Millar,...

A Tale Of Two Cities

NIMRA Juniors at U18 International Mountain Running Cup Last raced in the 2013 Tour de France, Semnoz less than an hour from the center of Annecy, France was to be the destination of the...